Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) integrate (or attempt to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a single unified system. A typical ERP system will use multiple components of computer software and hardware to achieve the integration. A key ingredient of most ERP systems is the use of a single, unified database to store data for the various system modules.

A new generation of WAN optimization solutions can help network managers optimize consolidated data architectures internally, but also harness the power of the internet to reshape the way businesses leverage new technologies.

This white paper explores why today's executives still lack the relevant information or data quality to make decisions in a timely manner. Inside, learn about the biggest decisions-making challenges facings modern businesses and three keys to achieving better data-driven decisions.

You want to support a growing business with valuable software and IT support, but you have limited budget and resources. Outdated applications and countless integration challenges leave you little time to provide the kind of strategic IT support that can help move the business forward.

Managing a mixed platform and vendor IT environment presents many challenges. The problems escalate with the number of different tools used to manage the infrastructure. Customers are looking to reduce the number and variety of management tools they must use. One early adopter of IBM's ITCAM for Microsoft Applications shares the lessons learned from that experience and comments on the benefits of the latest version.

It's a near-daily occurrence: Companies of all sizes in all geographies are going out of business, which has a ripple effect both upstream and downstream. Learn in this AMR Research article, what you can do to monitor and minimize supplier risks.

Find out how discrete manufacturers are becoming truly customer-centric by pursuing or planning a variety of initiatives, including the improvement of customer service and the closer integration of customers into product design.The greatest impact is expected from plans to implement demand-driven manufacturing.

Compliance and Traceability in Manufacturing has traditionally been viewed as "cost of business" but this perception is changing as automation and integration gains traction across industries. This report will benchmark the ways manufacturers are using compliance and traceability programs as a competitive advantage in the market place.

As you prepare to embark on an ERP implementation or to upgrade an existing system, you have a lot to juggle and plan. You know the horror stories of "go-lives" going bad but you aren't sure how to avoid the pitfalls. This white paper discusses at length how Utopia's formal data migration methodology reduces the risks of large systems deployments by using a tried-and-tested framework for the entire migration process, from source data analysis through post-go-live support.

Prompted by volatile markets and a troubled economy, the need to contain or reduce costs is key for small to medium size enterprises (SMEs). In the pursuit of cost reductions and in the struggle to sustain and grow revenue and profits it becomes more and more important to preserve the level of visibility that becomes elusive as SMEs grow in both size and complexity. Download this research now to learn more.

Tap directly into the findings of an exclusive survey by IDG Research and Sybase with this new white paper that define the current state of mobility. More importantly it underscores specific ways IT can and should behave to proactively deal with the fast-developing world of enterprise mobility. Download it now to learn more about how the "Consumerization of IT" presents a wealth of business opportunities for IT management.

Examine the trends in enterprise resource planning (ERP) that are driving businesses to adopt an enterprise services-oriented architecture (SOA). And learn how enterprise SOA can help your organization deliver operational excellence and realize new levels of innovation by enabling more responsiveness and agility.

This paper discusses some important considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help in addressing five important areas of concern-compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity.

In this guide, Focus Experts Steve Christensen, Dana Craig, Tim Hourigan, Robert Israch and Michael Krigsman share eight of their 2011 predictions for ERP, so you can plan around changing tides and trends.

Mobility is sweeping across the enterprise. Consider a company like Kindred Healthcare, which has boosted the productivity of its rehabilitation therapists and the accuracy of its patient records through the use of mobile devices.